Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the soft palate
Diagnosis certain
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13-year old previously healthy girl presented with a sore throat and epistaxis. The latter ceased spontaneously. Unremarkable medical history, except for recurrent tonsillitis as a toddler.Endoscopy of oral cavity and oropharynx was normal.Late arterial phase CT of neck demonstrated a small hypodense lesion with enhancing rim in the soft palate, left of midline. Thoracic and abdominal contrast-enhanced CT (not shown) did not reveal metastatic spread. Lesion promptly resected.
Patohlogy report: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.
-<p>13-year old previously healthy girl presented with sore throat and <a title="Epistaxis" href="/articles/epistaxis">epistaxis</a>. The latter ceased spontaneously. Unremarkable medical history, except for recurrent <a title="Tonsillitis" href="/articles/tonsillitis">tonsillitis</a> as toddler.<br>Endoscopy of <a title="Oral cavity" href="/articles/oral-cavity-1">oral cavity</a> and <a title="Oropharynx" href="/articles/oropharynx">oropharynx</a> was normal.<br>Late arterial phase CT of neck demonstrated a small hypodense lesion with enhancing rim in the soft palate, left of midline. Thoracic and abdominal contrast-enhanced CT (not shown) did not reveal metastatic spread. Lesion promptly resected.</p><p>Patohlogy report: <a href="/articles/embryonal-rhabdomyosarcoma">Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma</a>.</p><p>Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.</p>- +<p>13-year old previously healthy girl presented with a sore throat and <a href="/articles/epistaxis">epistaxis</a>. The latter ceased spontaneously. Unremarkable medical history, except for recurrent <a href="/articles/tonsillitis">tonsillitis</a> as a toddler.<br>Endoscopy of <a href="/articles/oral-cavity-1">oral cavity</a> and <a href="/articles/oropharynx">oropharynx</a> was normal.<br>Late arterial phase CT of neck demonstrated a small hypodense lesion with enhancing rim in the soft palate, left of midline. Thoracic and abdominal contrast-enhanced CT (not shown) did not reveal metastatic spread. Lesion promptly resected.</p><p>Patohlogy report: <a href="/articles/embryonal-rhabdomyosarcoma">Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma</a>.</p><p>Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.</p>